Kate Downey

Kate leads the Janssen UK Patient Engagement and Advocacy team and has been passionate about her work with patient organisations, patients and caregivers since moving into the field of patient engagement in 2010. Kate works with patient organisations who support and advocate for people with a range of conditions including solid tumour and blood cancers, autoimmune and immune mediated conditions, mental health, pulmonary hypertension and retinal diseases. Committed to championing the voices and needs of patients, Kate focuses on working to better understand their lived experiences, partnering with different groups to positively impact, and ultimately improve the lives of patients.

Kate has a degree in Medicinal Chemistry and, prior to being dedicated to patient engagement, spent 15 years in a variety of in-house pharma and agency roles ranging from sales and training to professional relations, medical education and communications.